Oh those video's are really helpful Brimstone!
Im going to have to clean out my boys sometime soon and i've never done anything like this before so that helped tons! Im thinking its going to be a nightmare getting this done with my boys, there both not the tamest piggies yet as I havent had them very long. Also my parents are easily eww'ed out so im thinking im going to have to find a time when my parents are out. Hehe my cheeky boys arent the most co-operative at the best of times either.
I havent tryed to extract these boys penis's before but with my two previous piggies it was really easy. That was probably just them though considering the problems some people on here are having.
I'll probably get this done sometime next week when my exams are over.
Also how long should I leave it between cleanings if you think this should be a routine?
and is the liquid parrafin something that must be on the Q-tip or is water okay?

Brilliant videos, Brimstone. I'm very matter-of-fact when dealing with their butts too. It gets done weekly whether they need it or not so it's routine to them now. They aren't particularly happy about the procedure, but they don't squirm anymore.

Lynx - of course, feel free to add. Do you want me to email you the original files?

I try to clean my boars' sacs about monthly. I should probably do it more frequently, especially the older boys.

and is the liquid parrafin something that must be on the Q-tip or is water okay?

Water could work, but the liquid paraffin works better for sweeping things out. I imagine it's also soothing and lubricating. As you probably saw on the impaction page, with Rocky we actually syringed water into his sac to rinse it out. His sac was very wrinkled and the water rinse was the best way to make sure it was clean.

I think if you can't find liquid paraffin/mineral oil, plain Vaseline (petroleum jelly) might work. I thought I remembered reading from someone on here once that vegetable oils, like olive oil, aren't good to use because they could become rancid inside the sac.

When you're cleaning the penis, you definitely need to use some sort of lubricating something. Plain water isn't going to do it.

Those were really useful, Brimstone. I check Jasper relatively frequently and he's remarkably clean down there. I've never felt the need to go foraging with the q-tip. Am I deluding myself or are there really male piggies who don't need the routine? He's neutered btw.

I had a hard time finding mineral oil as well. Look for it in the laxative section at your local pharmacy or local store that carries ex-lax and such. You should be able to find unscented there (heaven for bid you drink scented mineral oil to lubricate yourself! Yuck!)

I'm sorry for bringing up this old topic, but I didn't think it would be necessary to start a new one. Two days ago my fiance and I attempted to clean the boys' nether regions, and I was under the impression that you felt for the ridge and pressed in slightly and that the penis would come out, but we had no luck with that. Then I looked at the impaction page again since it briefly discusses cleaning debris and smegma from the area, but what is the best position for the cavy to be in, in order to clean it? It almost looks like the cavy in the picture is on their back. I could just keep letting the exotics veterinarian do it, but it would probably be less stressful on them (and the wallet) to have it done at home. I'm really afraid of hurting them though, James was really freaked out when we tried.

Wow this was an amusing topic that I am sad to have missed out on. How ironic that tonight while my daughter was doing HW and I pulled Shadow out to look him over and thought to myself man you look dirty down there. I was going to give him and Oliver a bath but the evening got away with me. After reading this I am waiting till husband gets home Thursday night to help me with this. I am scared to hurt them. And the videos are very helpful. Glad I came across this tonight as I am sure I would have gone about the cleaning all wrong!

The trick is to find what works for you and your pig, so you stay calm. I do it solo now. Sometimes I use the sitting method, sometimes I make a pig burrito. I don't think there's a "right way" really.